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“People want me to look at that race among others. Fair to say, it’s something I’m being encouraged to take a look at, and will take a hard look at, once I get settled in the next couple of months,” Walsh said.

Asked who was urging him on, Walsh responded: “The best kind of people in the world — real people, activists, conservatives and everyday Republicans all over the state.”

The 50-year-old Walsh got thumped by Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth in the 8th congressional District after a bitter campaign in which he accused her of talking excessively about her military service and criticized her for dwelling over her choice of a dress for the Democratic National Convention.

Those off-the-cuff rants would remain prime fodder for Democrats should Walsh run again.

The 68-year-old Durbin has not yet confirmed he’ll run for a fourth term, but his seat is only seen as competitive if he retires.

“Conventional wisdom was if we lost the White House or Senate, he might look to the door. Now it seems like he leans toward running, but isn’t 100 percent yet,” said Chicago-based Democratic strategist Pete Giangreco.

Mike Daly, Durbin’s 2008 campaign manager, said his boss will make a decision sometime after the new year.

“Every indication that any of us has gotten is he’s going to run, but that’s different than saying he is,” said Daly.

I find it hard to believe anyone is asking Walsh to run for any office. I think he's lying about this just as he lies about everything else. No one could possibly care what this man has to say about anything. Tea Party Firebrand? I think it would be best to call him what he is Tea Party Crazy.

That would be great! Can't wait to see Walsh with his constituent abuse videos and Tourette Syndrome like outburst run. (Not to mention his “dead-beat dad” issues.) Walsh might actually beat Allen Keyes with less than the 27% of the vote he got in 2004.

The only chance Walsh has in any future campaign is the Mime strategy, unless he moves to a district supportive of other far-right knuckle-draggers, such as Michele Bachmann's, and challenges in the primary.

People? Which people exactly? The Koch Brothers? Karl Rove? Grover Norquist? That's 4. You lost badly and showed the world your a55 when you said those foul thinks about Ms. Duckworth. You said she was not a "true hero". Your only claim to fame was being late on child support. So yeah, see how much money you can raise and maybe the stink from Atkin and Mourdock does not stick.

Asked whether a woman should be allowed to have an abortion if her “life is at issue,” the Tea Party Republican said, “There is no such exception. With modern technology and science, you can’t find one instance.” The remark came after Walsh and his Democratic opponent, Tammy Duckworth, had concluded a televised debate on health care, jobs, and the economy. “This is an issue that opponents of life throw out there to make us look unreasonable,” added Walsh.

So sure of himself, his opinion is much more important than fact!

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, on the other hand, said in a statement Friday that abortions “are necessary in a number of circumstances to save the life of a woman or to preserve her health.” HELLP syndrome and eclampsia are among the other conditions that can threaten an expectant mother’s life.

Typical Republican, they do not have a clue but they know they are right!

There is a war within the Republican party, and this is just one more example of it.

He clearly has supporters within the party. There are many who voted for him originally, many who wanted him re-elected, and many who would love to see him a Senator.

However, it is unquestionable that he would face some strong opposition from within the party as well. There are many Republicans who do not support him – certainly throughout the state – and they certainly do not like his tone.

This translates to the entire party throughout the nation.

There is a right wing faction – the Tea Party faction – and there is a moderate, centrist faction.

The division remains the same as it has been for many decades now.

Social issues.

They all agree on the fiscal issues. The Tea Party faction and the moderate faction both want tax cuts, and they both want spending cuts. They both want increased defense spending, and they both want to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

They agree on all these big fiscal issues.

They disagree on the social issues.

The Tea Party joins with the evangelicals in an agenda to outlaw abortion as homicide.

The Tea Party joins with the evangelicals in an agenda to harass and oppress gay people.

The moderates and centrists do not want to pursue a social issues agenda. They want to leave abortion alone, and they want equality for gay people.

The Tea Party candidates who have failed to win recently did so because of the social issues – abortion primarily.

Look at all the losing Tea Party candidates for the Senate recently, and you’ll see they all said something about abortion that was repellent to the majority of the American people, and to the moderates and the centrist Republicans.

The civil war within the Republican party continues, and it IS over the social issues.

54-45 is not exactly a thumping esppecially with obama at the top of the ballot in his home state. The district leaned democrat and got even more democrat after redistricting. Walsh won the district after Kirk ran for senate and won. I'm sure walsh can pull the same plan.